So, I checked the post about the shopping moratorium this year. The idea that I adopted since 2025. Surprisingly not too many posts about this, while I'm actually thinking about it often. Okay, so what happened? Have I kept my streak up to this moment? Clothes, yes, I haven't bought any new clothes since January. … Continue reading Checking
Self reminder
Welcome March
A new month. And I'm practicing discernment from now on. No is a healthy word, and I say 'no' way too little. No to the office drama, no to shrinking myself just to make anyone else comfortable, no empty busyness - I need to do meaningful work otherwise I'm going to be dull. I'm practicing … Continue reading Welcome March
Training
I trained my physique by running everyday now.And when strava told me I've completed more than 100k before January ends, I was flabbergasted. Wow. I really can do this. From one thing to another.And now .. I am making time to train my mind. By writing everyday.By meditate everydayI no longer accept shallow conversations. I no … Continue reading Training
Blind
Why did it take me so long to see this? I don’t know. Maybe the years of fighting, worrying, pushing, and carrying too much blinded me. But I see it now: there is life outside of all these difficulties.There is life outside the overwhelming debts.There is life outside the stagnant career path.There is life outside … Continue reading Blind
I am
I am a reader I am a writer I am a runner I am a woman I am a mother I am a daughter I am a wife I am a student I am a survivor I am a healer I am a lover I am a connector I am an artist I am a … Continue reading I am
Authentic
I spend so much energy polishing my live for the eyes of others. The heaviest part of filing a divorce paper isn’t the court process—it’s the whisper in my head: *what will people say about me?* As if people weren’t already wrestling with their own private storms.It’s not only about divorce. It’s in the little … Continue reading Authentic
Obstacle
I once heard the phrase, *“The obstacle is the way.”* At first, it sounded like a paradox—how can the very thing that blocks me also be the path forward? But slowly, I began to see the truth in it.Every dream comes with its own guardians at the gate, those obstacles that test how much we … Continue reading Obstacle
No mud No lotus
In the height of my worries tonight, that simple reminder came to me again: no mud, no lotus.This city has been baked in summer heat for nearly two weeks. Then suddenly—tonight—the rain came. Heavy rain. Not for long, but just enough. The smell of grass and trees rose up like a song, and I couldn’t … Continue reading No mud No lotus
Boundaries
I am not responsible for someone else’s chaos.I am not a fixer, a shield, or a scapegoat.I offer help when it’s welcomed — and step back when it’s not.I can be kind without abandoning myself.I do not owe my energy to dysfunction.I do not make myself smaller for someone else’s control.I am allowed to say … Continue reading Boundaries
Lightly
Lightly my dear... Walk lightly. Put down that heavy weight. You're supposed to be flying high!You don't have to crawl and cry to get through the day. Lightly my dear...walk lightly.Be grateful for the pruning season that has just passed. It was necessary. Karin Sabrina
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